Russia, the war with, 462-463.
Ryobu-Shinto, establishment of; 185-186.
Sacrifices, history of all religious, traceable to offerings to ghosts, 30; ancient funeral, 37-38; origin of human, 284; of one's family, 290-291. See Junshi.
Samurai, class of the, 243, 251; obligation of, to perform harakiri, 287; suppression of, 376.
Saris, Captain, account by, of an execution, 177-178; quoted, 318.
Satow, Sir Earnest, quoted, 43 n., 49, 68, 126 n., 141, 142, 160-161, 312 n., 333.
Satsuma, clan of the, 367, 372.
Scarecrows, god of, 130, 135, 153.
Scholarship, advance of, in Tokugawa period, 369-370.
School, training of children in, 421-425.